Moods: Playing with the Elements
| Moods: Playing with the Elements | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2005 | |||
| Recorded | October 20 & 21, 2004 at The Spirit Room in Rossie, New York. | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 71:30 | |||
| Label | CIMP CIMP 328 | |||
| Producer | Bob Rusch | |||
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Moods: Playing with the Elements is an album performed by multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee's Trio X recorded in 2002 and first released on the CIMP label.[1]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Allmusic reviewer Steve Loewy states "While there are some wonderful moments on this recording -- McPhee's astonishing sax solo and Rosen's muscular backing on "Wegatchie Run" come to mind—as a whole this set is not as consistently compelling as others in the oeuvre of the group".[2] In JazzTimes Marc Masters wrote "On Moods, McPhee stretches further, playing flugelhorn and pocket trumpet, plus more rippling tenor sax. The trio's patterns also widen: often, one player will retreat completely".[4]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Joe McPhee, Dominic Duval and Jay Rosen except as indicated
- "Sienna Sun" - 8:00
- "Wegatchie Run" - 7:22
- "Burning Wood" - 11:21
- "Dedicated to You, Joe" (Dominic Duval) - 3:51
- "Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 6:07
- "In Evidence" - 3:39
- "Lonely Woman" - 2:55
- "Short Eyes" - 4:18
- "Legacy" - 5:23
- "Voices" (Joe McPhee) - 7:38
- "A Valentine in the Fog of War" - 10:56
Personnel
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Joe McPhee discography accessed April 30, 2015
- ^ a b Loewy, Steve. Moods: Playing with the Elements – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 984. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Masters, M., Jazztimes Review, January/February 2006